Comparison

Outside vs FeelClose

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Outside

Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.

Highlights
  • Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
  • Trip planning with group coordination
  • Yearly memory archive and profile
  • Live widgets for home and lock screens
  • Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
  • Offline functionality
  • Photo sharing for Lock Screen
Features
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support

About

FeelClose

This app helps long-distance couples maintain emotional connection through shared memories, interactive games, and daily questions. It offers features like a shared pet to raise, a countdown to visits, and instant love nudges, with premium options for enhanced intimacy and content.

Highlights
  • Shared photo timeline
  • Virtual pet to raise together
  • Daily meaningful questions
  • Interactive games for two
  • Intimate 'After Dark' features
  • Instant love nudges and greetings
  • Countdown to next visit
Features
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FeelClose is the app for long-distance couples who want to stay emotionally connected every single day. A TIMELINE OF YOUR MEMORIES Build a shared photo timeline together. React, leave little notes, and let FeelClose bring back what happened on this day. Celebrate your milestones with confetti, from 100 days to 10,000 hours together. Premium lets you seal a photo until a date you pick, like a tiny time capsule for an anniversary, and send a favorite memory straight to your partner's Home Screen. A PET TO RAISE TOGETHER Hatch a shared egg and care for your little one as a couple. Feed it, play with it, and watch it grow. It even keeps a diary about its days with you. DAILY QUESTIONS Answer meaningful questions together and discover what your partner really thinks. PLAY TOGETHER Have fun with games made for two. Sketch Together, Would You Rather, Two Truths and a Lie, Hot Takes, and more. A playful way to learn something new about each other. AFTER DARK For when you're both ready to turn up the heat. Play Fantasy Match: vote on fantasy cards in secret, and only the ones you both say yes to are ever revealed. A pass stays invisible, forever. Turn a match into a plan with a date and a note. Tap Tonight when you're in the mood, and it only shows if your partner taps too. Premium also unlocks After Dark, a level above Spicy, for daily questions and your favorite games. SEND LOVE INSTANTLY One tap to send a kiss, hug, or "thinking of you" nudge. Premium adds twelve more, from Good Morning to After Dark. COUNTDOWN TO YOUR NEXT VISIT See exactly how many days, hours, and minutes until you're together again. BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS Keep your partner on your Home Screen with countdown widgets, timezone displays, and a widget for your favorite memories. TIMEZONE AWARE See both your times side by side. Know when it's a good time to call. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY Watch your streak grow as you answer questions together. PRIVACY FIRST Your conversations stay between you and your partner. We don't read your answers or sell your data. Whether you're 100 miles apart or 10,000, FeelClose helps you bridge the distance and grow closer every day. Terms of Use: https://feelclose.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://feelclose.app/privacy

Screenshots

Outside1 screens
FeelClose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FeelClose at 100% against Outside's 54%. Outside's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FeelClose sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Outside holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outside has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Outside's written reviews are positive against 100% of FeelClose's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Outside ships an update every 6 days, FeelClose weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Outside versus FeelClose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutsideFeelClose
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOutside HQ LTDJavid Abd

Customer experience

Outside

All ratings2,754 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral8.0%
Negative38.5%

FeelClose

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Outside

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not working after iOS updates
  • Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
  • Paid subscription not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for widgets
  • Ability to delete or edit events
  • Improved Android support
  • Memories/map feature to track past events

FeelClose

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Outside

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
Show 7 more
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$29.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
  • Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
  • Ad supported tier$4.99
  • All Time Deal$5.49
Show 4 more
  • All Time Deal$7.49
  • All Time Pro$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime access$44.49
3 purchases

FeelClose

Subscriptions2
  • FeelClose Premium$5.991 Month
  • FeelClose Premium$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • FeelClose Premium$79.99

Questions

Is Outside free?
Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FeelClose free?
FeelClose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Outside or FeelClose?
Outside is rated higher. Outside averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while FeelClose averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Outside or FeelClose have ads?
Neither Outside nor FeelClose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Outside or FeelClose?
Outside ships an update every 6 days, and FeelClose weekly. Most recently, Outside was updated on October 1, 2026 and FeelClose on September 18, 2026.

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